The effects of a 20-min nap at noon on sleepiness, performance and EEG activity

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-180

  Hayashi, Mitsuo ^a   Ito, Sanae ^a   Hori, Tadao ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Daytime sleepiness; EEG alpha activity; Nap; Performance; Post lunch dip; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ALPHA RHYTHM; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALPHA RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REST; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032938869     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(99)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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